12:00 PM - Tuesday - Meeting Room

Book Party! Share your favorite reads of the year.

Feed your mind at this monthly lunch-hour book club. All are welcome to attend. Free and open to the public.

Join us for our annual Book Party! Each December the East Bend Library Book Club holds a potluck lunch where we share our favorite books we read over the last year. So bring something yummy to share, a list of your favorite books and join the lively discussion.

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3:00 PM - Tuesday - Meeting Room

Practice or get help with basic tech tasks and questions.

Practice computer skills! Problem-solve with staff! Find answers to your e-reader questions! Free and open to the public. Use a library computer or bring your own. No registration required.

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2:00 PM - Wednesday - Meeting Room

Kids + 1 gazillion LEGOS = fun. All ages

Children of all ages will have the opportunity to be creative by building whatever they want to build with the trunk locker full of LEGOs the library provides. Pirate ships, skyscrapers, flying cars...they’re all possible; all you need is imagination and determination.

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11:00 AM - Thursday - Meeting Room

Free 30-minute walk-in social service consultation to connect to housing, medical and mental health resources and more. For more information visit: www.thrivecentraloregon.org

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4:00 PM - Thursday - Meeting Room * Registration Required

Your struggling reader can build their reading confidence with reading to a dog!

This is a chance for struggling readers to read one on one with a dog and her trainer. Kids will have the opportunity to read with Callie, a Pet Partners certified therapy dog for 15 minutes. Parents, we will ask that you wait outside the room. This gives readers the opportunity to feel most comfortable about reading read without being overheard by too many people.

You can bring your own book, or choose one of ours. We will have a selection of books in a variety of reading levels available for readers to choose from.

Registration is recommended but we will fill any empty spots with last minute walk-ins. We have room for 4 readers. Registered attendees will be assigned a time 15 minutes before the event beings. First come-first serve. Please make sure you are on time.

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9:30 AM - Saturday - Meeting Room

Interactive storytime with songs, rhymes, crafts. 0-5 yrs.

Bring all your young children for a storytime that offers books for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Everyone will hear how storytime is fun for everyone with opportunities to sing, join in on movement rhymes, and be creative with crafts. 25 min.

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11:00 AM - Saturday - Lobby

Let them entertain you.

The Dynamics are an auditioned ensemble from Bend Senior High School in Bend, Oregon. Although primarily a vocal jazz group they also perform chamber music and contemporary a cappella. Most of their performances outside of Bend High School involve competing in festivals all over the west coast. Recently they took second overall out of more than 40 groups at the Reno Jazz Festival. Specific to a cappella, they perform annually with University of Oregon's On the Rocks and Divisi, and have even been featured on Ben Folds Facebook page. The Dynamics are a larger ensemble for this genre with one foot firmly rooted in jazz harmony and the other in choral singing.

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1:30 PM - Saturday - Meeting Room

Color along with the monthly Know theme! Coffee and coloring supplies provided.

Relax your mind and get cozy coloring with other adults. The library will provide all coloring supplies including crayons, markers, pencils, and a variety of coloring books and topics. You can color along with the monthly "Know" theme or choose from a wide variety of coloring books.

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11:00 AM - Thursday -

Free 30-minute walk-in social service consultation to connect to housing, medical and mental health resources and more. For more information visit: www.thrivecentraloregon.org

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11:15 AM - Tuesday - Meeting Room

Stories and crafts to celebrate the “noon year.” Supplies limited.

For the little ones who may not make it to the New Year’s Eve ball drop, come join us for a Countdown to Noon! We will read some winter stories, make noisemakers and party hats and celebrate the “Noon Year!”

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3:00 PM - Tuesday - Meeting Room

Practice or get help with basic tech tasks and questions.

Practice computer skills! Problem-solve with staff! Find answers to your e-reader questions! Free and open to the public. Use a library computer or bring your own. No registration required.

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11:00 AM - Thursday - Meeting Room

Free 30-minute walk-in social service consultation to connect to housing, medical and mental health resources and more. For more information visit: www.thrivecentraloregon.org

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4:00 PM - Thursday - Meeting Room * Registration Required

Your struggling reader can build their reading confidence with reading to a dog!

This is a chance for struggling readers to read one on one with a dog and her trainer. Kids will have the opportunity to read with Callie, a Pet Partners certified therapy dog for 15 minutes. Parents, we will ask that you wait outside the room. This gives readers the opportunity to feel most comfortable about reading read without being overheard by too many people.

You can bring your own book, or choose one of ours. We will have a selection of books in a variety of reading levels available for readers to choose from.

Registration is recommended but we will fill any empty spots with last minute walk-ins. We have room for 4 readers. Registered attendees will be assigned a time 15 minutes before the event beings. First come-first serve. Please make sure you are on time.

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6:30 PM - Thursday - Meeting Room * Registration Required

Come celebrate 2020 with this New Year's themed escape room for adults!

The New Year is finally here and you’re ready for the “new” version of you; however, somebody had a little too much fun ringing in the New Year and locked the list of resolutions in the Breakout EDU box. In order to break out of your bad habits from 2019 and create a new and improved you, you must get that list! You have 45 minutes to solve all the New Year’s clues, unlock all the locks, and finally take all those resolutions seriously. Otherwise, you’ll be back to your old self and never break those bonds of the past!

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2:00 PM - Saturday - Meeting Room * Registration Required

Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math program for ages 10+. Make a colorful paper lantern to celebrate Lunar New year!

Lunar New Year is January 25, and this coming year is the Year of the Rat. Prepare to celebrate this traditional holiday with a beautiful and colorful paper lantern.

This craft will require careful cutting using a craft blade, so if this is something your tween/teen struggles with, please be prepared to stay and help out.

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